Técnico/a Eletrónica e Telecomunicações3

Domínio de formação: Comunicar em Língua Inglesa

UFCD: 6660 Conhecer os Problemas do Mundo Atual
Tipo de Avaliação: ☐ Teste Diagnóstico ☐ Teste de Recuperação
X Teste Teórico ☐ Teste Prático
☐ Trabalho de Grupo ☐ Trabalho Individual

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Read the text carefully

Years ago there wasn't a problem with rubbish because things like plastic and
disposable nappies hadn't been invented. There wasn't so much packaging on items
you bought either. But now with everything so over packaged wrapped and
disposable we are suffering the consequences of far too much waste. The trouble is
not everything can be recycled or will rot away. You used to be able to get a refund
on glass bottles when you took them back to the shop. Now they are either
collected from your house by the council or you can take them to a bottle bank.
The fact that paper can be recycled and is easy to dispose is great, but remember
paper is made from trees, which are important to the environment. The rainforests
have been slowly disappearing for a while now. We need them not just because it
helps with the climate. They are important as like all plants they give us oxygen.
They are also a home to many animals who rely on them for their survival.
The best waste is organic, dead leaves; carrot tops, onion skins and so on all rot
down and make fertile soil. This in turn will help the plants and vegetables giving
them much needed food. So if you are able to have a compost heap in your garden
you'll be helping the environment and your garden will love you for it.
Acid rain is another serious problem it is damaging to plants and is caused by
pollutants such as sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These come from the
burning of coal, oil and gas.
Dropping litter is not just a lazy thing to do it makes work for other people, is
bad for the environment and looks ugly. So think before you drop litter either bin it
or keep it and then bin it.
When rivers and seas are polluted by waste we are not only stealing their beauty
but were spoiling it for ourselves too. Our health can also suffer. Sadly accidents do
occur; oil slicks sometimes happen and wreck the environment. Animals tend to
suffer the most from these incidents. We should really have in place something
that will prevent so much destruction, rather than just waiting for it to happen,
then trying to clean up the damage.
Nuclear waste has been the cause of controversy over the years. Radioactive
material leaking out would be very serious indeed, it can cause real harm. This is
why it is the most worrying.
Although we are trying to stop the hole in the ozone layer getting any bigger,
nuclear waste is still a serious problem. The ozone layer protects us from harmful
ultra - violet rays. Its hole has been caused by chlorofluorocarbons (cfc's) a

Formador(a): Vera Moreira

Técnico/a Eletrónica e Telecomunicações3

Domínio de formação: Comunicar em Língua Inglesa

UFCD: 6660 Conhecer os Problemas do Mundo Atual
chemical that was found in some products. Refrigerators used to contain them. So
do we care enough about the earth we have inherited and our passing onto future
generations? Or is it now all too late to do anything? Each one of us can make a
difference and each and every one of us is responsible to the environment. It takes
care of us; we should take care of it.
Source: http://www.childrenswebmagazine.com/Environment.htm (slightly adapted)

1 – According to the text, say who or what the words in highlighted refer to. ( 13x3= 36pts)

A) Say who or what the following words refer to.

1. them ---------------------------------------------
2. they ----------------------------------------------
3. them ---------------------------------------------
4. us -------------------------------------------------
5. who -----------------------------------------------
6. them ---------------------------------------------

7. these ---------------------------------------------
8. it --------------------------------------------------
9. their ----------------------------------------------
10. these --------------------------------------------
11. we -----------------------------------------------
12. them --------------------------------------------
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2 – Go through the text and enumerate the environmental issues mentioned in it. (14 pts)

B) Go through the text and enumerate some of the environmental problems mentioned in
it.

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Formador(a): Vera Moreira

Técnico/a Eletrónica e Telecomunicações3

Domínio de formação: Comunicar em Língua Inglesa

UFCD: 6660 Conhecer os Problemas do Mundo Atual

3 – Say if these statements are true (T) or False (F). Correct the false ones. (7 x 5= 30pts)

C) Say if the following statements are True or False. Correct the false ones.

1. Some years ago diapers weren’t used. -----------------------------------------------------------------

2. Nowadays products are over packaged. ----------------------------------------------------------------

3. Some products are difficult to destroy. -----------------------------------------------------------------

4. Both animals and humans need trees to survive. ------------------------------------------------------

5. Acid rain is caused by organic waste. -------------------------------------------------------------------

6. Ozone layer depletion and nuclear waste are two most serious problems. ---------------------------

7. It’s useless for us to try and make a healthier environment. ------------------------------------------

4 – Link the concepts in column A with the deffinition in column B. (5 x 4=20pts)

1
A
air pollution Part of land degradation is caused by the
presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals
____________
or other alteration in the natural soil environment.

2
B
Deforestation The process by which radiation, from a planet's
_____________
atmosphere, warms the planet's surface to a
temperature above what it would be without its
atmosphere

C 3
Water pollution Removal of a forest or stand of trees where the
land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use
_____________

4
D
Greenhouse effect The presence in or introduction into the air of a
substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.
______________

E 5
Soil contamination Is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a
result of human activities.
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Formador(a): Vera Moreira

Técnico/a Eletrónica e Telecomunicações3

Domínio de formação: Comunicar em Língua Inglesa

UFCD: 6660 Conhecer os Problemas do Mundo Atual

5 - Change the following sentences into the Passive Voice. (10x 5= 50pts)

1) Paul is cooking dinner.

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2) Mary made the best cake.

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3) Jim will write the book.

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4) Whitney had sung those songs.

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5) Mark would watch the film.

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6) Ben was buying the computer.

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7) The mother has told the story.

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8) Susan speaks English.

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9) David won the prize.

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10) The car hits the wall.

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Formador(a): Vera Moreira

Técnico/a Eletrónica e Telecomunicações3

Domínio de formação: Comunicar em Língua Inglesa

UFCD: 6660 Conhecer os Problemas do Mundo Atual

5 – Complete the spaces with the correct adjective degree. (13x 2=26pts)

6 - Complete the spaces with the correct adjective degree. (12x 2=24pts)

Formador(a): Vera Moreira